Jeff Furman

Friday 10:15-11:30 Session 2C Mountain Dulcimer Novice

“Improving Your Right Hand!” -This class will focus on improving the accuracy, smoothness, and stability of your right hand! This will include strumming, rhythm, picking individual notes, and moving easily between these techniques. We will also apply these concepts to some great tunes!

Friday 1:00-2:15 Session 3G Mountain Dulcimer Advanced

“Play What You Feel!” -This workshop will emphasize your personal expression when you play. You can play notes and tunes. How can you add feelings to what you are playing? We will review concepts and techniques to reinforce your playing “beyond the notes!” And we’ll apply these concepts and techniques to a variety of great tunes! PLEASE BRING A CAPO!!!

Friday 2:30-3:45 Session 4B Mountain Dulcimer Beginner/Novice

“Building and Strengthening Basic Techniques for Your Right and Left Hands!” -This class will review the basic techniques that will be the foundation and backbone of any tunes you play! And we will apply these techniques to some great tunes! Let’s be sure your foundation is strong and then we’ll build on it!

Saturday 8:45-10:00 Session 6G Mountain Dulcimer Advanced

“Great Tunes Not In “D”!” -This workshop will focus on:

·       Playing some great tunes!

·       Adding some variation to them!

·       And, Playing them with others!

This will allow you to tap your creativity, whether you are playing a melody, a bass line, or a tasteful back-up. PLEASE BRING A CAPO!

Saturday 10:15-11:30 Session 7C Mountain Dulcimer Novice

“Improving Your Left Hand Skills!” -This workshop will focus on improving your left-hand skills. We will cover getting clean and clear notes and also adding notes with hammer-on’s, pull-offs, and slides. But our main focus will be how to choose proper fingering to get sustain of your notes and smooth transition to what you play next! There is no “right or wrong”, but it might make a difference! And we’ll apply these techniques to some great tunes!

Saturday 1:00-2:15 Session 8D Mountain Dulcimer Intermediate

“Adding Notes and Variation to Any Tune You Play” -This workshop will focus on techniques to make subtle, but interesting, changes in any tune you play. We will also emphasize how to make these changes, so your playing remains smooth! PLEASE BRING A CAPO!